KR20060114924A - Apparatus for customizing fermentation level and the method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a maturing apparatus for allowing a customized maturation to be achieved, and its method, to allow the desired level of maturation to be memorized easily and to allow the food matured to a constant extent to be obtained repeatedly. The apparatus(10) comprises a maturation part(60) which matures the food contained in a storage room(50); a maturation condition setting part(45) which selects the initial maturation condition of the food; an input part(70) which has a memory key for selecting the maturation condition until the maturation state if the food matured according to the initial maturation condition is under a certain maturation condition; and a control part(30) which controls the maturation part, and stores the maturation time until the memory key is selected after the initiation of maturation and the maturation temperature at the each maturation time if the memory key is selected.

Description

Aging device capable of custom aging and its method {APPARATUS FOR CUSTOMIZING FERMENTATION LEVEL AND THE METHOD THEREOF}

1 is a block diagram of a aging device according to the present invention,

2 is a cross-sectional view of the ripening apparatus of FIG.

3 to 6 are views showing various embodiments of the input unit and the display unit in the aging device of FIG.

7 and 8 is a control flow chart showing a custom maturing method according to the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: ripening device 15: main body

17 body cover 21 temperature sensor

25 timer 30 control unit

40: memory 45: ripening condition setting unit

50: storage room 60: mature part

61: heating section 65: cooling section

70: input unit 71: ripening key

73: cold storage key 75a, 75b, 75c: memory key

76a: SELECT KEY 76b: SELECT SAVE KEY

77: power key 79: memory display

80: display unit 90: alarm unit

The present invention relates to a ripening device capable of custom maturing and a method thereof.

Wine, miso, soy sauce, kimchi, vinegar, cheese, etc. are generally used in the manufacturing process under specific conditions such as time, temperature, humidity, and so on, each having a special aroma and taste.

The method of aging these articles differs depending on the article. For example, kimchi, for example, is conventionally soaked in kimchi and placed in a storage container such as a kimchi poison, buried in the ground, or left at room temperature for a certain time. Although it has been used, in recent years kimchi refrigerator for aging and refrigerating only for kimchi has been used a lot. A general configuration of such a kimchi refrigerator is disclosed in Korean Patent Application No. 1998-0055876.

On the other hand, as a method of aging and storing the kimchi stored in the Kimchi Refrigerator, by manually inputting the temperature and the ripening time to be matured, the manual ripening and the ripening conditions are stored in advance according to the type and degree of ripening of the kimchi. There is an automatic ripening that selects the set automatic ripening button and automatically matures to the selected stage and then switches to the cold storage mode.

However, in the case of the manual ripening described above, in order to obtain an article of the desired aging degree, the kimchi repeatedly tastes or smells and checks whether the kimchi has reached the desired aging degree every time the aging is completed, and then completes the aging. There was an inconvenience to be refrigerated.

In addition, the Kimchi refrigerator with automatic ripening function provides one or more automatic ripening keys with a predetermined ripening condition of a typical aged product, but the types and maturity of the selectable products are set uniformly from the factory during manufacturing. Therefore, the choice is limited, and therefore, there is a problem in that the inconvenience in manual cooking described above is reproduced if the aging conditions provided do not suit the taste of the user.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention can be easily memorized the degree of maturity of the article desired by the user, by selecting the memorized degree of maturation capable of custom maturation that can be repeatedly obtained by the user of the desired maturity of the article and the method To provide.

The object is, according to the present invention, a aging device having a storage compartment formed with a receiving space for the storage of the article, a aging unit for aging the article in the storage compartment; A ripening condition setting unit for selecting an initial ripening condition of the article; An input unit having a storage key for selecting to store the ripening condition up to the ripening state when the article undergoing ripening according to the initial ripening condition is in a predetermined ripening state; The aging unit controls the aging unit and, when the storage key is selected, by a aging device including a control unit for storing the aging time from the start of aging until the selection of the storage key and the aging temperature at each aging time as a custom aging condition Is achieved.

Here, the aging condition setting unit may have a aging temperature setting key for setting the aging temperature of the article, and a aging time setting key for setting the aging time of the article.

The ripening condition setting unit may have a ripening time and a ripening temperature according to the ripening time in advance according to the type of the article and the ripening degree to be matured.

The memory device may further include a memory display indicating that the custom maturing condition is stored, and the controller may display the memory of the custom maturing condition when the memory key is selected.

The controller may store a plurality of custom maturing conditions.

The input unit may be provided with the memory key and the memory display unit respectively corresponding to the number of the stored maturing conditions.

The input unit may be provided with one memory key and a plurality of memory display units corresponding to the number of the maturation conditions.

When the storage key is selected, the control unit may control the ripening unit to complete the ripening and switch to the refrigerated storage state.

The aging unit may include at least one of a heating unit for heating the storage compartment and a cooling unit for cooling the storage compartment.

On the other hand, the temperature sensor for sensing the temperature in the storage compartment; And a timer for counting the maturation time of the article in the storage compartment, wherein the controller is further configured to detect the result of the temperature sensing sensor and the maturation time counted by the timer when the storage key having the custom maturation condition is selected again. On the basis of this, it is possible to control the aging unit so that the article is aged according to the custom maturing conditions.

The control unit may control the aging unit so that the article is automatically converted into a refrigerated state when the article is completed by aging according to the custom maturing conditions.

When the article is completed by performing aging according to the custom maturing conditions, the control unit may further include an alarm unit for notifying that the aging of the article is completed.

On the other hand, the object is, according to the present invention, a aging device having a storage compartment formed with a storage space for the storage of the article, a aging unit for aging the article in the storage compartment; A ripening condition setting unit for selecting an initial ripening condition of the article; An input unit having at least one storage key for selecting to store the ripening condition up to the ripening state when the article undergoing ripening according to the initial ripening condition is in a predetermined ripening state; A memory unit in which the aging condition is stored; A control unit for controlling the ripening unit and storing the ripening time from the start of ripening until the storage key is selected and the ripening temperature at each ripening time under the custom ripening condition when the storage key is selected. It is also achieved by a aging device.

Here, the ripening condition setting unit may have one or more of the ripening temperature setting key and the auto ripening key.

The memory unit may store a plurality of custom maturing conditions by the controller.

The memory unit may further include a memory display unit indicating that the custom maturing condition is stored, and the controller may display the display unit that the custom maturing condition is stored when the memory key is selected.

When the storage key is selected, the control unit may control the ripening unit to complete the ripening and switch to the refrigerated storage state.

The aging unit may include at least one of a heating unit for heating the storage compartment and a cooling unit for cooling the storage compartment.

On the other hand, a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature in the storage compartment; And a timer for counting the maturation time of the article in the storage compartment, wherein the control unit is further configured to detect the result of the temperature sensor and the maturation time counted by the timer when the storage key having the custom maturation condition is selected again. On the basis of this, it is possible to control the aging unit so that the article is aged according to the custom maturing conditions.

The control unit may control the aging unit so that the article is automatically converted into a refrigerated state when the article is completed by aging according to the custom maturing conditions.

When the aging of the article is completed, the control unit may further include an alarm unit for notifying that the aging of the article is completed.

On the other hand, the above object is, according to the present invention, in the custom aging method of storing and storing the aging time of the article and the aging temperature at each aging time as a custom aging condition, storing the article requiring aging in the storage compartment step; Setting a aging time and a aging temperature which are initial aging conditions of the article in the storage compartment; Aging the article in the storage compartment according to the initial aging conditions; Counting the aging time of the article and storing the aging temperature at each aging time as aging conditions; When the article is in a predetermined ripening state, selecting a storage key to store the ripening condition up to the ripening state; It is also achieved by a custom aging method comprising storing the aging condition at the time of selecting the storage key as a custom aging condition.

In this case, when the storage key is selected, the method may further include completing the aging of the article and automatically switching to the refrigerated storage state.

On the other hand, storing the article to be aged in the storage room again; Selecting the stored custom maturing condition through the storage key; The method may further include aging according to the custom maturing conditions of the article in the storage compartment.

When the article is completed by performing aging according to the custom maturing conditions, the article may further comprise the step of completing the aging and automatically converted to refrigerated storage.

When the aging of the article is completed, it may be further included to inform the completion of the aging of the article.

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Prior to the description, in the following detailed description of the embodiment of the present invention, the kimchi refrigerator will be described by way of example, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The present invention is also applicable to a aging device or a storage device for all articles requiring aging. Make sure you can.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a ripening device capable of custom mating according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the ripening device of FIG. Referring to the drawings, the aging device 10 according to the present invention is a storage compartment 50, a aging unit 60 for heating and cooling the storage compartment 50, the aging condition setting unit 45, the input unit 70 and The control unit 30 is included. Meanwhile, the aging device 10 according to the present invention may further include a temperature sensor 21, a timer 25, a display unit 80, an alarm unit 90, and a memory unit 40.

The storage chamber 50 is provided to form an accommodation space to store the article in the main body 15. One storage compartment 50 may be provided inside the main body 15, or several storage chambers 50 may be provided as necessary. When the storage compartment 50 is provided in plural, each storage compartment 50 may be partitioned with an insulating material so that the entire storage compartment 50 may be operated in the same manner, and each storage compartment 50 independently performs aging and refrigerating storage functions. It may be arranged.

The aging unit 60 is provided with at least one of the heating unit 61 and the cooling unit 65 to allow the goods in the storage compartment 50 to mature and refrigerated. For example, the aging unit 60 may be provided only the heating unit 61 when the room temperature is lower than the aging temperature and the refrigerated storage temperature, and the cooling unit 65 when the room temperature is higher than the aging temperature and the cold storage temperature. It may be made. Of course, the heating unit 61 and the cooling unit 65 may be provided together. Here, the heating unit 61 is not limited, but may be an electric resistance heating element, and the cooling unit 65 may be configured as a refrigeration cycle including a compressor. In this case, four surfaces of each storage chamber 50 can be configured so that a refrigerant pipe and a heater surround it.

The ripening condition setting unit 45 is provided to set an initial ripening condition of the article in the storage compartment 50. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the ripening condition setting unit 45 may include a ripening temperature setting key 46a and a ripening temperature display unit for indicating a set ripening temperature so that a user may directly set a ripening temperature and a ripening time. 46b) may be provided. Key configuration and display method of the maturing condition setting unit 45 is not limited to the example shown in Figure 3 may be displayed in various other ways. For example, when one ripening temperature setting key 46a is provided and repeatedly pressed, the ripening temperature may be converted, and a number key of 0 to 9 may be provided to input the ripening temperature directly. In addition, the ripening temperature display unit 46b may also be provided so that the set ripening temperature is displayed by numbers, or may be provided by various other methods.

The ripening condition setting unit 45 may further include a ripening time setting key 47a and a set time display unit 47b for inputting a time for ripening. For example, the user may proceed with ripening by setting the ripening temperature to 22 ℃ and the ripening time to 29 hours by using the ripening temperature setting key 46a to mature the cabbage kimchi. The key configuration and display method of the ripening time setting key 46a and the setting time display unit 47b are not limited to the example shown in FIG. 3, and are similar to the ripening temperature setting key 46a and the setting temperature display unit 46b. It may be provided in the form.

On the other hand, the initial aging conditions are provided differently depending on the article to be aged. For example, the aging temperature may be constant as one value or may have several values depending on the aging time. For example, cabbage kimchi may be matured at a ripening temperature of 22 ° C. for 29 hours, or may be set to ripen at 22 ° C. for 15 hours and then at 25 ° C. for 5 hours. In addition, aging may be performed by setting only aging temperature without setting a specific aging time.

As shown in FIG. 6, the aging condition setting unit 45 may be provided with automatic learning keys 48a, 48b, and 48c in which aging temperature and aging time are stored in advance according to the type of the article to be aged and the aging degree to be aged. Can be. In this case, the controller 30 may control the ripening unit 60 to perform the ripening according to a pre-stored ripening condition by selecting the automatic learning keys 48a, 48b, and 48c. An auto-leak selection display unit 48d indicating that one of the auto-learning keys 48a, 48b, and 48c is selected may be further provided on the upper part of the self-learning keys 48a, 48b, and 48c.

3 to 5 are views showing various embodiments of the input unit 70 and the display unit 80 in the kimchi refrigerator of the manual ripening operation method as a specific embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is a kimchi of the automatic ripening operation method 1 is a view illustrating an embodiment of the input unit 70 and the display unit 80 in the refrigerator.

First, referring to FIG. 3, the input unit 70 includes a ripening key 71 for selecting a ripening mode operation, a refrigerated storage key 73 for switching to a cold storage mode operation after completion of ripening, and a user's taste. And a storage key 75 for storing the ripening condition in a suitable ripening state and a power key 77 for the operation of the ripening apparatus.

The ripening key 71 is provided to start ripening manually after the initial ripening condition is set by the ripening condition setting unit 45 in a ripening device having a manual ripening function, and when the ripening key 71 is selected, the controller The aging unit 60 is operated by the 30 to heat the temperature in the storage chamber 50 to the set aging temperature.

The storage key 75 is selected to store when the degree of maturity of the article reaches a particular maturing state that the user wishes to memorize. When the storage key 75 is selected, the control unit 30 stores the total ripening time counted by the timer 25 and the ripening temperature at each ripening time until the storage key 75 is selected. Here, the memory key 75 may be provided in an appropriate number according to the number of custom maturing conditions that the user wants to store. 3 shows a case in which one custom maturing condition can be stored, and FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate a case in which three custom maturing conditions can be stored. Of course, four or more memory keys 75 may be provided as needed.

Here, even if the custom aging condition is already stored by the user by selecting the first memory key 75a, the user may re-memorize another custom aging condition by selecting the first memory key 75a later. to be.

On the other hand, the number of storage keys 75 may not match the number of storage conditions. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, even when three custom maturing conditions can be stored, a selection key 75 for selecting a custom maturing condition and a selection storage key 76b for inputting a memory at a selected position are used. In this way, it is possible to store three custom maturing conditions. In this way, four or more custom maturing conditions can be stored and displayed.

FIG. 6 is a view showing the input unit 70 and the display unit 80 in the ripening apparatus 10 having the automatic ripening function. Referring to the drawings, the input unit 70 of the ripening apparatus 10 having the automatic ripening function has a plurality of automatic ripening keys 48a, 48b, and 48c in which ripening conditions are set in advance such as ripe, normal, and less ripe. ) May be provided. The display unit 48d may be further provided at the upper end of the self-learning keys 48a, 48b, and 48c to indicate when any one of these keys is selected. The self-learning keys 48a, 48b, and 48c may be provided with various types and arrangements, such as a selection key for selecting the type of article to be aged in addition to the configuration shown in FIG. When the user selects any one of these auto-learning keys 48a, 48b, and 48c and proceeds to ripening, and the user wants to memorize it in a specific ripening state, the user selects the storage key 75 and selects a ripening condition up to the ripening state. Can be stored as a custom maturing condition. Here, of course, the number of the storage keys 75 may be provided in plural as necessary, and of course, may have the number and arrangement as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

The memory display unit 79 is provided to indicate that the custom aging condition is stored by the control unit 30 when the custom aging condition is stored through the storage key 75. Although the memory display unit 79 is not limited, as shown in FIG. 3, the memory display unit 79 may be provided at the upper end of the memory key 75 and may be provided as light emitting diodes LEDs 79 that emit light when the memory key 75 is selected. . Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 4, the memory display unit 79 may be provided at the upper end of the storage key 75 by the number corresponding to the number of the storage keys 75. As shown in FIG. It may be provided as many as the maturation conditions to be provided separately from the key (75).

The refrigerated storage key 73 is provided so that the user can manually end the aging mode operation through the control unit 30 and switch to the refrigerated storage mode. Here, when the storage key 75 is selected, the control unit 30 controls the ripening unit 60 so that the control unit 30 automatically switches to the cold storage state at the same time as the control unit 30 completes the ripening without using a separate cold storage key 73. You may.

On the other hand, if the user wants to store the same article again after the storage of the above-described custom maturing conditions to mature with the stored custom maturing conditions, only select the storage key 75 corresponding to the custom maturing conditions to be selected When the controller 30 controls the ripening unit 60 to ripen under the stored ripening condition, the user can easily obtain the article in a desired ripening state repeatedly.

The control unit 75 controls the ripening unit 60 to enable the ripening operation according to the set initial ripening condition, and when the storage key 75 is selected by the user, the total ripening time counted until the storage key selection point after the start of ripening. And the aging temperature at each aging time. Here, the control unit 30 may automatically switch from the aging operation mode to the cold storage mode when the storage key 71 is selected, or manually receive the input of the cold storage key 73 provided separately from the input unit 70. It may be. Of course, it is possible to continue the process without ending the ripening condition and re-store the ripening condition by selecting the storage key 75 again in a new ripening state. In addition, the controller 30 may store the custom maturing condition in the memory unit 40.

When the controller 40 selects the stored custom maturing condition and performs the custom maturation, the controller 40 operates the timer 25 and maintains the temperature of the storage chamber 50 at the counted ripening time at the ripening temperature stored as the custom maturing condition. To control the ripening unit 60 to be.

In addition, the controller 30 may evaluate the maturation degree of the article by comparing the maturation time of the article counted by the timer 25 with the total maturation time stored under the custom maturing conditions. As a result of the evaluation, if it has not yet reached the total aging time stored as a custom aging condition, the aging mode is maintained, and if it reaches the aging unit 60 is controlled to complete the aging and switch to the cold storage mode. On the other hand, by providing a separate refrigerated storage key 73 in the input unit 70 may be manually switched from the aging mode to the refrigerated storage mode.

Here, the display unit 80 may be further provided to display the degree of maturation of the article to display the degree of maturation of the article. In this case, the controller 30 may recognize the evaluation result by the user through the display unit 80. You can do that.

On the other hand, when the control temperature is constant in the aging process of the article, the controller 30 may store only the total aging time counted by the timer and the set aging temperature.

The alarm unit 90 may be provided to notify the user by the control unit 30 when the control unit 30 completes the aging according to the stored custom maturing condition. Here, there is no limitation on the alarm system of the alarm unit 90. For example, the LED (light emitting diode) may be a visual alarm means that blinks with a predetermined period, may be an audio alarm means for generating a predetermined alarm sound, or two alarm means may be used at the same time. The alarm unit 90 may notify the user that the aging is completed so that the user can manually save and switch, and automatically recognize that the aging is completed and switched to the refrigerated storage state.

The memory unit 40 may be provided in the main body 15 so that the maturing conditions of the article are stored by the controller 30. Here, when ripening is started, the memory unit 40 may store a ripening time counted by the timer 25 by the controller 30 and a ripening temperature at each ripening time.

The temperature sensor 21 is provided in the storage compartment 50 to sense a temperature in the storage compartment 50. The type of the temperature sensor 21 is not limited, and the temperature sensor 21 may be provided at various positions capable of sensing a temperature in the storage compartment 50. For example, when a separate storage container for receiving an article is provided in the storage compartment 50, it may be provided at an internal location of the storage container. The detection result detected by the temperature sensor 21 is used by the controller 30 to control the ripening unit 60 to maintain the temperature of the storage compartment 50 according to the initial ripening condition.

The timer 25 is provided in the aging apparatus main body 15 to count the time from the start of aging when the article in the storage chamber 50 starts aging. The counted time may be transmitted to the control unit 30 and stored in the control unit 30 or may be stored in the memory unit 40 by the control unit 30.

The custom aging method of the aging device capable of custom aging by such a configuration will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 as follows. 7 is a flowchart corresponding to an initial stage for setting a custom aging condition, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of ripening an article by selecting a set custom aging condition.

The user stores the article to be matured in the storage compartment 50 of the aging apparatus 10 (S111). Before the ripening is started, the initial ripening condition is set through the ripening condition setting unit 45 (S113). At this time, in the manual ripening, the initial ripening condition is set through the ripening temperature setting key 46a and the ripening time setting key 47a. In the automatic ripening, when the automatic ripening key 48 is selected, the pre-stored in the automatic ripening key 48 is stored. The ripening condition is automatically set as the initial ripening condition. When the ripening key 71 provided in the input unit 70 is selected, the control unit 30 controls the ripening unit 60 to mature the goods in the storage compartment 50 according to the initial ripening conditions (S115). When the ripening of the article is started, the control unit 30 operates the timer 25 to count the time after the start of ripening, and stores the counting ripening time and the ripening temperature at each ripening time (S115). Here, when the aging temperature is constant throughout the aging time of the article, the control unit 30 does not store the aging time and aging temperature after the start of aging, and the whole aging when the storage key 75 is selected by the user. Only the time and the aging temperature at that time can be stored.

In some cases, the user may or may not want to set a custom maturing condition. If the user does not want to set the maturity of maturity, after ripening according to the initial maturation conditions are automatically switched to the cold storage mode, or by receiving the input of the cold storage key 73 to the cold storage mode is converted into Can be completed (S119, S123, S125).

On the other hand, during the aging process, the user can check the maturity of the article. For example, you can taste it, smell it, or check its maturity through the color of the item. As a result of the check, when the current ripening state of the article is in the ripening state that the user wants to store (S119), the user can select the storage key 71 to store it (S121). When the storage key 71 is selected, the controller 30 stores the total ripening time counted until the selection of the storage key 71 and the ripening temperature at each ripening time as a custom ripening condition (S121). In this case, the ripening condition may be stored in the control unit 30 or may be stored in the memory unit 40 by the control unit 30.

At the same time that the custom maturing condition is stored, the control unit 30 controls the maturing unit 60 to receive the input of the refrigerated storage key 73 or to automatically complete the maturation of the goods and switch to the refrigerated storage state (S125). ). Here, if the user wants to continue the ripening, for example, if you want to set the custom maturity in several steps, or if you want to change the stored custom maturity and save again after further maturing, It may proceed (S123).

8 is a flowchart illustrating a user performing a maturation by selecting a preset maturity condition. First, items of the same kind that were stored at the time of custom aging are stored in the aging device (S131). In this case, the user may first select the stored custom aging conditions to proceed with aging (S133), change the already stored custom aging conditions, or perform resave (S113). In this case, the process of FIG. 7 may be performed again.

When the user selects a stored custom maturing condition, the controller 30 controls the mating unit 60 to allow the goods in the storage compartment 50 to be aged according to the selected custom maturing condition (S135). The user may reset the custom ripening even during the ripening according to the custom ripening conditions (S137 and S117). In this case, the user may perform the above-described process of FIG. 7 again to store the new custom maturing condition.

On the other hand, the controller 30 compares the total aging time stored in the custom maturing conditions and the current aging time counted by the timer 25 to evaluate the degree of aging of the article, it may be displayed on the display unit 80. . When the maturation time of the article reaches the total maturation time stored under the custom maturing conditions, the control unit 30 controls the maturing unit 60 to complete the maturation and refrigerated storage (S139). Here, an alarm unit 90 may be further provided to visually or audibly inform that the aging of the article is completed.

In addition, when the maturation is completed and is converted to the refrigerated storage state, the control unit 30 receives the input of the refrigerated storage key 73 provided in the input unit 70, or automatically turns to the mature unit 60 to be switched to the refrigerated storage state. Can be controlled (S139).

As described above, according to the aging device capable of custom aging according to the present invention and the custom aging method using the same, the user can easily memorize a desired degree of aging, and by repeating the article of a certain aging degree by selecting the stored aging degree Can be obtained.

Claims (26)

In the aging device having a storage compartment formed with a receiving space for the storage of goods, A ripening unit for ripening the goods in the storage compartment; A ripening condition setting unit for selecting an initial ripening condition of the article; An input unit having a storage key for selecting to store the ripening condition up to the ripening state when the article undergoing ripening according to the initial ripening condition is in a predetermined ripening state; And controlling the ripening unit and, when the storage key is selected, storing a ripening time from the start of ripening until the storage key is selected and a ripening temperature at each ripening time as a custom ripening condition. Aging device. The method of claim 1, The ripening condition setting unit has a ripening temperature setting key for setting the ripening temperature of the article, and a ripening time setting key for setting the ripening time of the article. The method of claim 1, The ripening condition setting unit is characterized in that the ripening time and the ripening temperature according to the ripening time in accordance with the type of the article and the degree of maturation to be matured has a pre-stored auto ripening key. The method of claim 1, Further comprising a memory display for displaying that the custom maturing conditions are stored, And the control unit displays on the memory display unit that the custom maturing condition value is stored when the memory key is selected. The method of claim 4, wherein The control unit is a aging device, characterized in that for storing a plurality of custom maturing conditions. The method of claim 5, And the memory key and the memory display unit respectively corresponding to the number of the maturing conditions stored in the input unit. The method of claim 5, The input unit is provided with one storage key and a plurality of storage display units corresponding to the number of the maturing conditions. The method of claim 1, And the control unit controls the ripening unit to complete the ripening and switch to a refrigerated storage state when the storage key is selected. The method of claim 1, The ripening unit comprises a one or more of the heating unit for heating the storage compartment and the cooling unit for cooling the storage compartment. The method of claim 1, A temperature sensor for sensing a temperature in the storage compartment; Further comprising a timer for counting the maturation time of the article in the storage compartment, The control unit may be configured to mature the article according to the custom maturing condition based on a sensing result of the temperature sensor and a maturation time counted by the timer when the storage key having the custom maturing condition is selected again. Aging device, characterized in that for controlling the wealth. The method of claim 10, The control unit is a maturing apparatus, characterized in that for controlling the maturing unit to automatically switch to the refrigerated state when the article is completed by performing the maturation according to the custom maturing conditions. The method of claim 11, When the article is completed by performing the aging according to the custom maturing conditions, the aging apparatus further comprises a warning unit for notifying that the aging of the article by the control unit is completed. In the aging device having a storage compartment formed with a receiving space for the storage of goods, A ripening unit for ripening the goods in the storage compartment; A ripening condition setting unit for selecting an initial ripening condition of the article; An input unit having at least one storage key for selecting to store the ripening condition up to the ripening state when the article undergoing ripening according to the initial ripening condition is in a predetermined ripening state; A memory unit in which the aging condition is stored; A control unit for controlling the ripening unit and storing the ripening time from the start of ripening until the storage key is selected and the ripening temperature at each ripening time as the custom ripening condition when the storage key is selected. Aging device, characterized in that. The method of claim 13, The ripening condition setting unit, the ripening apparatus, characterized in that it has at least one of the ripening temperature setting key and the automatic ripening key. The method of claim 13, The memory unit is a mature device characterized in that a plurality of custom maturing conditions are stored by the control unit. The method according to claim 13 or 14, And a memory display unit which indicates that the custom maturing condition is stored in the memory unit. And the control unit displays on the display unit that the custom maturing condition is stored when the storage key is selected. The method of claim 13, And the control unit controls the ripening unit to complete the ripening and switch to a refrigerated storage state when the storage key is selected. The method of claim 13, The ripening unit comprises a one or more of the heating unit for heating the storage compartment and the cooling unit for cooling the storage compartment. The method of claim 13, A temperature sensor for sensing a temperature in the storage compartment; Further comprising a timer for counting the maturation time of the article in the storage compartment, The control unit is configured to ripen the article according to the tailoring maturation conditions, based on the sensing result of the temperature sensor and the maturation time counted by the timer when the storage key having the tailoring maturity condition is selected again. Aging device, characterized in that for controlling the wealth. The method of claim 19, The control unit is a maturing apparatus, characterized in that for controlling the maturing unit to automatically switch to the refrigerated state when the article is completed by performing the maturation according to the custom maturing conditions. The method of claim 19, When the aging of the article is completed, further comprising an alarm unit for notifying the completion of the aging of the article by the control unit In the custom aging method of storing the aging time of the article and the aging temperature at each aging time as a custom aging condition, Storing the article requiring maturation in the storage compartment; Setting a aging time and a aging temperature which are initial aging conditions of the article in the storage compartment; Aging the article in the storage compartment according to the initial aging conditions; Counting the aging time of the article and storing the aging temperature at each aging time as aging conditions; When the article is in a predetermined ripening state, selecting a storage key to store the ripening condition up to the ripening state; And storing the aging condition at the time of selecting the storage key as a custom aging condition. The method of claim 22, And when the storage key is selected, further comprising the step of completing the maturation of the article and automatically switching to a refrigerated storage state. The method of claim 22, Storing the goods requiring maturation in the storage compartment again; Selecting the stored custom maturing condition through the storage key; And maturing the article in accordance with the custom maturing conditions. The method of claim 24, When the article is completed by performing the maturation according to the custom maturing conditions, the maturation method further comprises the step of allowing the article to complete the maturation and automatically converted to a refrigerated storage state. The method of claim 24, When the maturation of the article is completed, custom maturation method further comprising the step of notifying that the maturation of the article is completed.

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